Albany Medical College receives $1M pledge from trustee - The Business Review (Albany):

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Bender is a longtime member of the boarde of trusteesof , of whicu the college is a part. This is his second $1 milliob dollar gift to the Albany, N.Y. institutioj in less than a decade. The first, in established The Bender Endowed Chairin Neurology. The endowmenft enables the standing chairpersom to delegate funding forresearch initiatives, equipment purchase s and educational outreach to further strengthenm the college’s Department of Neurology. The new gift will continue support of the as well as the Bender FamilyMinority Scholarship. The scholarship was establishef in 1986 to provide financial assistance to minority students and encourage diversityu at themedical college.
During the 2008-09 academiv year, eight students received assistance fromthe fund, and sincwe its establishment, 157 scholarships—totaling $525,000—havw been distributed to 65 students. Bender is the great-grandsoh of the founder of MatthewBender Co., one of the nation’s largest legal publishing firms with over 1,500 employees. The Benderr family sold the company to thein 1963. In 1969, Bende r became vice presidentof , a New York City-based law book “Matt is an extraordinary man, who has done extraordinary things for Albanu Medical Center and our region,” said Jamexs Barba, president and CEO of Albanhy Med.
“His financial generosity to our Medicalo Center can only be matched by his perseverancdeand leadership, which has been very influential in paving the path for success for Albany Med. It comeds as little surprise that Matt has chosen once again to strengthen our endowment and providee a tremendous benefit toour staff, patients and students—ths very core of this institution.”